Government & Public Sector Acquisitions in 2026

Tracked deals

5

5 tracked deals across 2026.

Buyer mix

Mixed buyer set

3 pe · 3 strategic

Top trend

Volume peaked in 2021

33 tracked deals announced in 2021.

Buyer Snapshot

Top Buyers

Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.

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Buyer # Deals Focus Type
Align Capital Partners 1 Growth-oriented private equity firm that makes control in... PE
Bart & Associates (B&A) 1 Information technology systems integrator serving the U.S... Strategic (PE-backed)
DFW Capital Partners 1 Lower middle-market private equity firm investing in Heal... PE
Highfield Investment Group 1 Investment group acquiring racing and gaming operations a... Mixed
Incline Equity Partners 1 Middle-market private equity firm investing in services, ... PE
Nava Public Benefit Corporation 1 Technology company and public benefit corporation buildin... Strategic
Schneider Geospatial, LLC 1 Provider of GIS-based SaaS solutions and services for par... Strategic (PE-backed)

Acquisition Volume in Government & Public Sector in 2026 by Year

Last 9 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 9 years for Government & Public Sector Acquisitions in 2026. 1 2017 10 2019 20 2020 33 2021 28 2022 22 2023 27 2024 18 2025 ~6 est. 5 2026
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Recent Transactions

  • Century Casinos to Sell Century Mile and Century Downs Racetracks in Alberta to Highfield Investment Group
    September 28, 2026
    Buyer
    Highfield Investment Group
    Target
    Century Mile Racetrack and Casino (Century Mile), Century Downs Racetrack and Casino (Century Downs)
    Seller
    Century Casinos, Inc.
    Industry
    Government & Public Sector
    Location
    Alberta, Canada
    Type
    Divestiture

    Century Casinos, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, and its Century Downs Racetrack and Casino in Calgary, Alberta to Highfield Investment Group for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $16.4 million (CAD 23.2 million). The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2026 or Q1 2027, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions.

  • Nava Acquires Beam to Expand Open, End-to-End Benefits Delivery Stack
    February 9, 2026
    Buyer
    Nava Public Benefit Corporation
    Target
    Beam
    Industry
    Government & Public Sector
    Location
    New York, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Nava Public Benefit Corporation has acquired Beam, a cloud-based SaaS platform that supports safety-net, emergency aid, and cash assistance programs, and will integrate Beam into Nava's open-source Strata suite. The acquisition broadens Nava's end-to-end benefits delivery capabilities — Beam has disbursed more than $400 million to over 300,000 recipients across 39 states — and brings Beam's team and technology into Nava to accelerate modern, open government benefits delivery.

  • Schneider Geospatial Acquires Bruce Harris & Associates
    February 5, 2026
    Buyer
    Schneider Geospatial, LLC, Align Capital Partners
    Target
    Bruce Harris & Associates, Inc.
    Industry
    Government & Public Sector
    Location
    Illinois, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Schneider Geospatial, an Align Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired Bruce Harris & Associates (BHA), a Batavia, Illinois–based GIS consulting firm specializing in parcel mapping, geodatabase design and land records modernization. The add-on expands Schneider Geospatial’s services and delivery capacity for complex parcel and land-records programs for state and local governments.

  • Incline Equity Partners Invests in MCCi as Century Park Exits
    January 27, 2026
    Buyer
    Incline Equity Partners, Donny Barstow & MCCi management team
    Target
    MCCi, LLC
    Seller
    Century Park Capital Partners
    Industry
    Government & Public Sector
    Location
    Florida, United States
    Type
    Recapitalization

    Incline Equity Partners has made a majority investment in MCCi in partnership with CEO Donny Barstow and the MCCi management team, while Century Park Capital Partners transitions its ownership position. The transaction is a recapitalization intended to support MCCi’s continued growth in GovTech and its suite of enterprise content management and workflow automation solutions for state and local governments; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Bart & Associates Acquires Celestar
    January 14, 2026
    Buyer
    Bart & Associates (B&A), DFW Capital Partners
    Target
    Celestar Holdings Corporation
    Industry
    Government & Public Sector
    Location
    Florida, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Bart & Associates (B&A), a portfolio company of private equity firm DFW Capital Partners, has acquired Celestar Holdings Corporation, a Tampa-based multi-INT intelligence services and solutions provider. The add-on strengthens B&A's intelligence capabilities—adding HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT, MASINT and OSINT—and positions the combined company to pursue larger opportunities across the defense and intelligence enterprise (NGA, DIA, Combatant Commands).

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